Fishery Management Report No. 07-66 2007 Recreational Fisheries Overview and Historic Information for North Kenai Peninsula: Fisheries under Consideration by the Alaska Board of Fisheries, February 2008 by Robert N. Begich and Jason A. Pawluk December 2007 Alaska Department of Fish and Game Divisions of Sport Fish and Commercial Fisheries Symbols and Abbreviations The following symbols and abbreviations, and others approved for the Système International d'Unités (SI), are used in Division of Sport Fish Fishery Manuscripts, Fishery Data Series Reports, Fishery Management Reports, and Special Publications without definition. All others must be defined in the text at first mention, as well as in the titles or footnotes of tables and in figures or figure captions. 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United States hypothesis when false) β parts per thousand ppt, Code second (angular) " ‰ U.S. state use two-letter standard deviation SD volts V abbreviations standard error SE (e.g., AK, WA) watts W variance population Var sample var FISHERY MANAGEMENT REPORT NO. 07-66 2007 RECREATIONAL FISHERIES OVERVIEW AND HISTORIC INFORMATION FOR NORTH KENAI PENINSULA: FISHERIES UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE ALASKA BOARD OF FISHERIES, FEBRUARY 2008 by Robert N. Begich, and Jason A. Pawluk Division of Sport Fish, Soldotna Alaska Department of Fish and Game Division of Sport Fish, Research and Technical Services 333 Raspberry Road, Anchorage, Alaska, 99518-1599 December 2007 The Division of Sport Fish Fishery Management Reports series was established in 1989 for the publication of an overview of Division of Sport Fish management activities and goals in a specific geographic area. Since 2004, the Division of Commercial Fisheries has also used the Fishery Management Report series. Fishery Management Reports are intended for fishery and other technical professionals, as well as lay persons. Fishery Management Reports are available through the Alaska State Library and on the Internet: http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/statewide/divreports/html/intersearch.cfm. This publication has undergone regional peer review. Robert N. Begich and Jason A. Pawluk Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish 43961 K-Beach Road Suite B, Soldotna AK , USA This document should be cited as: Begich, R.. N., and J. A. Pawluk. 2007. 2007 Recreational fisheries overview and historic information for North Kenai Peninsula: fisheries under consideration by the Alaska Board of Fisheries, February 2008. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Fishery Management Report No. 07-66, Anchorage. 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TABLE OF CONTENTS Page LIST OF TABLES........................................................................................................................................................iv LIST OF FIGURES.......................................................................................................................................................v LIST OF APPENDICES ...............................................................................................................................................v ABSTRACT ..................................................................................................................................................................1 MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW ....................................................................................................................................1 Management Area Description......................................................................................................................................1 Management Plans Affecting Fisheries .........................................................................................................................2 Fisheries Resources .......................................................................................................................................................2 Recent Recreational Angler Effort ................................................................................................................................4 2007 KENAI RIVER CHINOOK SALMON RECREATIONAL FISHERIES............................................................5 2008 Proposals to the Alaska Board of Fisheries Concerning Kenai River Chinook Salmon Sport Fishery Issues......5 Background and Historical Perspective.........................................................................................................................5 Kenai River Chinook Salmon Early Run.......................................................................................................................7 Fishery Management Objectives...............................................................................................................................7 2007 Inseason Management Approach.....................................................................................................................7 2007 Fishery Performance ........................................................................................................................................8 Kenai River Chinook Salmon Late Run ........................................................................................................................9 Fishery Management Objectives...............................................................................................................................9 2007 Inseason Management Approach.....................................................................................................................9 2007 Fishery Performance ......................................................................................................................................10 2007 KASILOF RIVER CHINOOK SALMON RECREATIONAL FISHERY ........................................................11 2008 Proposals to the Alaska Board of Fisheries Concerning Kasilof River Chinook Salmon Sport Fishery Issues .11 Background and Historical Perspective.......................................................................................................................11